Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan

Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Jinan
latin=Archidioecesis Zinanensis
country= China
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = 洪家楼耶稣圣心主教座堂
Sacred Heart Cathedral
cocathedral =
area= 25,000
population= 5,000,000
population_as_of= 1950
catholics= 44,016
catholics_percent= 0.9
bishop= "vacant"
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Jinan {Latin: " Zinanen(sis)", 中文: 濟南} is an archdiocese located in the city of Jinan in China.

History

* September 3, 1839: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantung from the Diocese of Beijing
* December 2, 1885: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Shantung
* December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Tsinanfu
* April 11, 1946: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Jinan

Leadership

* Archbishops of Jinan 濟南 (Roman rite)
** Fr. John P’ing Ta-kuam, O.F.M. (Apostolic Administrator November 7, 1952 – ?)
** Archbishop Cirillo Rodolfo Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (April 11, 1946 – March 8, 1952)
* Vicars Apostolic of Tsinanfu 濟南府 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Cirillo Rodolfo Jarre, O.F.M. (杨恩赉) (later Archbishop) (May 18, 1929 – April 11, 1946)
** Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (December 3, 1924 – 1927)
* Vicars Apostolic of Northern Shantung 山東北境 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Adalberto Schmücker, O.F.M. (瑞明軒) (August 2, 1920 – December 3, 1924)
** Bishop Efrem Giesen, O.F.M. (申永福) (July 18, 1902 – 1919)
* Vicars Apostolic of Shantung 山東 (Roman Rite)
** Bishop Luigi Moccagatta, O.F.M. (1844 – September 27, 1870)

uffragan Dioceses

* Caozhou 曹州
* Qingdao 青島
* Yanggu 陽穀
* Yantai 煙台
* Yanzhou 兖州
* Yizhou 沂州
* Zhoucun 周村

ource

* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tsin0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtsin.html Catholic Hierarchy]